Fun-filled Activities planned for Summer 2010

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1 JUNE 2010 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MOHAWK-HUDSON REGION SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA Fun-filled Activities planned for Summer 2010 Members and their families enjoyed the events last year as the photos show. More of the same is planned again for this year. See pages John Stim Memorial Race Results pages 4-6 Golf Outing page 25 GO-KART FUN! page 24 EVO School Autocross pages 26-27

2 2 June 2010 MOHAWK - HUDSON REGION SCCA OFFICERS & ADMINISTRATORS REGIONAL EXECUTIVE Jack Hanifan 39 Ramsey Place Albany, NY home jackhanifan@hotmail.com ASST. REGIONAL EXEC. Russ Burckhard 19 Carpenter Drive Schenectady, NY russtduck@nycap.rr.com SOLO CHAIR Russ Burckhard 19 Carpenter Drive Schenectady, NY russtduck@nycap.rr.com MEMBERSHIP CHAIR David Wachtel 1596 Best Road Rensselaer, NY (518) home dwachtel@acmenet.net MERCHANDISE Geoffrey M. Stim 41 Wallflower Drive Rexford, NY (518) home mohudsec@gmail.com DIRECTOR Bruce Kosakoski 59 Hoffay Road Averill Park, NY (518) home TREASURER Chip VanSlyke 1095 Delaware Turnpike Delmar, NY (518) home chipperv@earthlink.net SECRETARY Ron Bass 308 W Highland Drive Schenectady, NY (518) m3apx@aol.com RALLY CHAIR Jim Bishop 12 Garrison Ave. Schenectady, NY jbish46@nycap.rr.com KNOCKOFF EDITOR Lisa Hanifan 39 Ramsey Place Albany, NY home lhanifa1@nycap.rr.com RACE OFFICIAL Chief of Pits Clark Nicholls 65 Hartwood Road Lee, MA (413) home cwnicholls@aol.com SCRUTINEERING (TECH) Richard Welty (518) rwelty@krusty-motorsports.com AREA 10 DIRECTOR NeDiv LICENSE CHAIR John Sheridan Peter W. Smith P.O. Box Knollwood Drive Altamont, NY Saratoga Springs, NY (518) home john12009@aol.com dsmith3@nycap.rr.com DIRECTOR Dick Stewart 13 Fletcher Place West Sand Lake, NY (518) home (518) voice & fax stewurtco@aol.com The KnockOff is the official publication of the Mohawk-Hudson Region, Sports Car Club of America. Opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the Mohawk-Hudson Region or of the Sports Car Club of America. The general membership meeting is held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30pm at The Orchard Tavern, 68 No. Manning Blvd., Albany, NY. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MO-HUD MAILING LIST: Go to the MoHud web site (see below), click INFO, click ELECTRONIC MAILING LIST, click LWGATE, click Subscribe to Mo-Hud DIGEST, fill out form, click SUBSCRIBE. ADVERTISING RATES Type Size 1 Issue 6 Issues Full Pg 10x7 $20.00 $ Half Pg 5x7 $15.00 $75.00 Half Pg 10x3 $15.00 $75.00 Qtr Pg 5x3 $10.00 $50.00 Bus Crd 3x2 $5.00 $25.00 All ads must be prepaid. Noncommercial classified ads run in three (3) consecutive issues and are FREE to MEMBERS

3 R E R E P O R T from Jack Hanifan June The 22 nd Annual John Stim Memorial is now history. It was a success due to the efforts of many of our members and our friends from Northern New Jersey Region. I hope I do not forget anyone but I want to thank them all. Our Race Chairman Gene Tricozzi and our Registrar Nancy Boice deserve special mention. Nancy did an outstanding job taking care of registration for three races. Gene coordinated the entire weekend. Russ Burckhard did whatever was asked of him, picking up the MoHud Van, delivering ice, picking up and setting up for Saturday s lunch and more. Clark Nicholls and Dave Hathaway recruited a great Pit staff. Peter Kroth and Diane O Connor did a great job with our Grid. Rich Welty with the assistance of Bill Ettheron took care of number of Annuals and did a stellar job with compliance. Butch O Connor made sure the radios worked and transported workers. BK Karl had his shop give priority to the MoHud van, so that it was available on Saturday. NNJR RE Chris Mosley and his wife Linda organized the Saturday evening Social event. Pete Smith did a tremendous job organizing the Friday night dinner. Rich Alexander recruited a very experienced F&C contingent, a little light on Friday but great numbers on Saturday. Jim and Trish Bucci did Sound Control in a manner that would have made Dave McClumpha proud. Peter Watson from NYR stepped in to fill the position of Chief Starter and was the NESCCA worker of the event. Marie Sheehe with the assistance of Lenore Panas, Connie McIntyre and Nancy Huber among others provided quick and accurate results. Roly Heacox was invaluable as my assistant and Dave Panas headed a tower crew of Bob Introne, Peter Roberts and Walt Huber. Our Exec Steward, Earl Hurlbut was Tech Steward assisted by Kathy Barnes on Saturday. Dave Canavan took charge of the raffle for the Hoosier Tires that Jim Garry secured for us. Lisa Hanifan did her usual outstanding performance creating the logo for our trophies and event program. Todd Boice in addition to working Registration and Tech, printed our Entry List. Last but not least Greg Rickes wrote some of the Race dedications and with the assistance of Craig Robertson was the voice of Lime Rock Park. Thank you one and all!! C O M P E T I T I O N R E P O R T Congratulations to all of the MoHud drivers who competed in our races. The National -Tom Campbell 4 th in FP, Jon Vandercar 4 th in FV, Bob Karl Jr 6 th SM, Doug Garrison 12 th SRF, Jeff Lehner 13 th SRF, Pat Stringer 15 th, SRF The $210 Regional- David Lendrum 3 rd SM, Bob Karl Jr 5 th SM, Alan Lendrum 7 th SM, Dominick Karl 9 th SM, Ken Lendrum 10 th, BK Karl 11 th, Jared Lendrum 12 th, Pete Smith 3 rd SSM, Walt Ryan 19 th SM, Gene Tricozzi 5 th ITA and Michael Lo and Brian Blizzard who were both taken out in the first lap. Pro IT- Dominick Karl 8 th SM, BK Karl 9 th SM, Fred Fox dnf, Michael Lo dns Thanks without you the weekend would not have been a success. Impact Safety Equipment- Last month I wrote that Impact safety equipment was compliant, the day after the KO went to press, and SCCA national released a memo decertifying the equipment. Please check the SCCA website to see what you have to do if you have Impact equipment. Note if you have an Impact Helmet with a SNELL sticker it is compliant.

4 4 June 2010 John Stim Memorial Event Attached are the results of the John Stim Memorial Event, presented by the Mohawk Hudson Region SCCA, Inc. in conjunction with the Northern New Jersey Region SCCA, Inc. This event was held on the 1.53 mile Lime Rock Park road course May 14-15, 2010 in Lime Rock, CT. The national races were run under sanction #10-N-1064-S. The event also included a restricted regional race under sanction # 10-R-1065-S, and Round 2 of the Team Di Pro-IT series, an enduro run under sanction #10-E-1066-S. There were 258 cars on course divided into eight groups 173 cars in six national races, 42 cars in the one regional race, and 43 cars in the TeamDI Pro IT series race. National race groups one through six ran two 22.5 minute qualifying sessions (by group) on Friday, which set the starting grids for Saturday s 30 lap races. The regional race group ran a 12 minute qualifying session on Saturday morning, setting the grid for their afternoon 20 minute race. The TeamDI Pro IT group ran a 15 minute qualifying session on Saturday morning, which set the grid for their 45 minute race that afternoon. Temperatures were in the high 70s to low 80s on Friday, with partly cloudy skies. Saturday s temperatures were in the mid-70s with clear skies, and all sessions were run on a dry track. The AMB transponder system was used for timing the qualifying sessions, and scoring for the races was accomplished with three independent lapcharts. There were 15 workers in Timing & Scoring representing the Glen, Mohawk Hudson, Northern New Jersey, New England, and New York, and Philadelphia SCCA regions. Senior members were: Marie Sheehe, Results; Joe Boruch, Timing Captain; Judy Bloeser, Scoring Captain, and Lenore Panas, Results Distribution. The following ten new track records were set on Saturday, May 15 th. AS Mike Lavigne Ford Mustang 0: mph CSR Bill Goldkind Toyota Viking 0: mph DSR Robert Gardner Stohr WF-1 0: mph FA John Thompson Swift 014 0: mph FC Chris Fahan VanDiemen RF99 0: mph GT1 William Rozmajzl Oldsmobile Cutlass 0: mph GT2 Jim Goughary Nissan 350Z 0: mph SSB Bob Beede Honda Civic Si 1: mph STO Chuck Fernandez Ford Mustang 0: mph T3 Dominic Cimino Dodge Neon 1: mph Marie E. Sheehe, Chief of Timing & Scoring

5 John Stim Memorial National Race presented by the Mohawk Hudson and Northern New Jersey Regions under SCCA Sanction Number 10-N-1064-S May on the 1.53 mile Lime Rock Park road course, Lime Rock, CT Group 1 EP, FP, SSB, SSC, STU, T3 Official Grid June Pos. No. Name Best Laptime Session Speed Class Car Make Mem Reg Sponsor 1 16 Phil Parlato (Commack, NY) 00: STU BMW 325i NYR Phil's Auto Body, Inc Donald Kraftson (New York, NY) 00: FP Elva Courier PHL Ariane Capital Partners LLC 3 2 Charles Vacarro (Patterson, NY) 00: EP Mazda RX NYR Village Auto Works 4 83 Christopher Howard (Holliston, MA) 00: FP Mazda MIata NER 5 36 David Brand (Muttontown, NY) 00: T2 Lotus Exig NYR 6 88 Brian Kleeman (Baltimore, MD) 01: T2 Nissan 350Z WDC inquisiqr3.com 7 12 Fred Pignataro (East Northport, NY) 01: STU BMW NYR Habberstad BMW 8 17 Joseph Boruch (Waterbury, CT) 01: EP Triumph TR3A NNJ The Roadster Factory 9 43 Jonathan Leitner (Shelburne Falls, MA) 01: EP BMW 325i NER Greenfield Imported Cars 10 3 Serge Lentz (Circleville, NY) 01: FP Mazda Miata NYR Belgo-Am Racing Steven Gorriaran (Providence, RI) 01: STU Mazda 1999 Miata NER Gorilla Racing / Driven Performance / Racer Motors Greg Amy (Middletown, CT) 01: STU Aura Integra NER Kessler Engineering Derek Whitis (Talahassee, FL) 01: STU Mazda Miata DIX Freedom Autosport, Mazda James McCarthy (Smithtown, NY) 01: T2 BMW M NYR Habberstad BMW Jack Hall (Sherman, CT) 01: STU Mazda RX NER Hekawi Racing Windell Holmes (Jamaica, NY) 01: STU Acura Integra NYR Arch Auto Parts / Full Line Auto Greg Amy (Middletown, CT) 01: STU Aura Integra NER Kessler Engineering Dominic Cimino (Ewing, NJ) 01: T3 Dodge Neon NNJ Clayton Amerman Dodge Ronald Jesberger II (Garden City, NY) 01: SM Mazda Miata NYR Accurate Auto Parts Hugh McHaffie (Walpole, MA) 01: EP Miata MX NER Flatour Motorsports Yiannis Tsiounis (New York, NY) 01: STU Mazda Miata 95 STU NYR Quick Silver Leasing Jim Ocuto (Mohawk, NY) 01: SSB Mazda 1999 Miata CNY Tioga Building 23 1 Bob Demers (Dover, NH) 01: SSB Pontiac Solstice NER Tom Campbell (Saratoga Springs, NY) 01: FP Mazda Miata MHR Bob Beede (Greenwich, CT) 01: SSB Honda Civic Si NER Honda of Keene, NH 26 7 Rhett O'Doski (Tallahassee, FL) 01: SM Mazda Miata DIX O'Doski School of Male Dancing 27 8 Dave Colledge (Roswell, GA) 01: STU Mazda Miata ATL Performance Plus Marketing Daniel Moen (Rindge, NH) 01: STU Mazda STU Miata NER John Peterson (Virginia Beach, VA) 01: STU Mazda Miata ODR Jerry Rigoli (Acton, MA) 01: SSB Mazda 02 Miata NER Larry Dulude (Litchfield, CT) 01: SSC Honda Civic Si NER DrivingImpressions/Ignition Inc./Goodyear Bill Umstead (White Plains, NY) 01: STU Mazda RX NYR My Wife Peter Schwartzott (Freeville, NY) 01: SSC Honda Civic si WNY Hawk Brake David Gran (Newington, CT) 01: SSC Honda Civic NER Michael Turchuk (Oxford, CT) 01: STU Acura Integra NER Spouse Garry DeLea (Essex, CT) 01: SSC Mazda Protégé NER Carolyn Kujala (Tucson, AZ) 01: SSB Mini Cooper S RGR Gila Monster Racing / Whitehead Motors / Summit Laura Olson (Costa Mesa, CA) 01: STU Mazda MX CAL Essix Motor Sports Jon Einhorn (New Haven, CT) 01: EP Austin Healy NER DNS 10 Chip Williams (Durham, CT) --:--: T2 Nissan 350Z NER DNS 48 James Alley (Londonderry, NH) --:--: STU Mazda STU Miata NER DNS 77 Mark Scharf (Worcester, MA) --:--: SSB Mazda Miata NER Wrinkle Free Racing DNS 8 Craig McHaffie (Walpole, MA) --:--: EP Mazda MX NER Flatout Motorsports Marie E. Sheehe, Chief of T&S Posted 5/14/10 at 3:35 PM

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13 John Stim Memorial National Race presented by the Mohawk Hudson Region and Northern New Jersey Region under SCCA Sanction Number 10-N-1064-S 30 lap races run May 15, 2010 on the 1.53 mile Lime Rock Park road course in Lime Rock, CT Group 1 EP, FP, SSB, SSC, STU, T2, T3 Official Race Results Pos. C/P No. Class Name Laps Best Laptime Ave.Speed Car Make Mem Reg Sponsor FP Christopher Howard (Holliston, MA) 30 00: Mazda MIata NER STU Phil Parlato (Commack, NY) 30 00: BMW 325i NYR Phil's Auto Body, Inc FP Donald Kraftson (New York, NY) 30 00: Elva Courier PHL Ariane Capital Partners LLC FP Serge Lentz (Circleville, NY) 30 01: Mazda Miata NYR Belgo-Am Racing T2 Brian Kleeman (Baltimore, MD) 30 01: Nissan 350Z WDC inquisiqr3.com T2 James McCarthy (Smithtown, NY) 30 01: BMW M NYR Habberstad BMW EP Joseph Boruch (Waterbury, CT) 30 01: Triumph TR3A NNJ The Roadster Factory EP Charles Vacarro (Patterson, NY) 30 00: Mazda RX NYR Village Auto Works STU Windell Holmes (Jamaica, NY) 29 01: Acura Integra NYR Arch Auto Parts / Full Line Auto STU Steven Gorriaran (Providence, RI) 29 01: Mazda 1999 Miata NER Gorilla Racing / Driven Performance / Racer Motors STU Ronald Jesberger II (Garden City, NY) 29 01: Mazda Miata NYR Accurate Auto Parts FP Tom Campbell (Saratoga Springs, NY) 29 01: Mazda Miata MHR # T3 Dominic Cimino (Ewing, NJ) 29 01: Dodge Neon NNJ Clayton Amerman Dodge STU Jack Hall (Sherman, CT) 29 01: Mazda RX NER Hekawi Racing STU Derek Whitis (Talahassee, FL) 29 01: Mazda Miata DIX Freedom Autosport, Mazda STU Yiannis Tsiounis (New York, NY) 29 01: Mazda Miata 95 STU NYR Quick Silver Leasing STU Greg Amy (Middletown, CT) 29 01: Aura Integra NER Kessler Engineering # SSB Bob Beede (Greenwich, CT) 29 01: Honda Civic Si NER Honda of Keene, NH SSB Jim Ocuto (Mohawk, NY) 29 01: Mazda 1999 Miata CNY Tioga Building STU John Peterson (Virginia Beach, VA) 28 01: Mazda Miata ODR STU Dave Colledge (Roswell, GA) 28 01: Mazda Miata ATL Performance Plus Marketing EP Hugh McHaffie (Walpole, MA) 28 01: Miata MX NER Flatout Motorsports SSB Bob Demers (Dover, NH) 28 01: Pontiac Solstice NER STU Steven Lewis (Wilbraham, MA) 28 01: Mazda Miata NER Steve Lewis Subaru STU Bill Fenton (Keene, NH) 28 01: Honda Civic Si NER Honda of Keene STU Daniel Moen (Rindge, NH) 28 01: Mazda STU Miata NER SSC Joel Lipperini (Pittston, PA) 28 01: Acura Integra NEP Racelanz / BFoodrich / RaceShopper SSB Jerry Rigoli (Acton, MA) 28 01: Mazda 02 Miata NER SSC Larry Dulude (Litchfield, CT) 27 01: Honda Civic Si NER DrivingImpressions/Ignition Inc./Goodyear STU Bill Umstead (White Plains, NY) 27 01: Mazda RX NYR My Wife SSC Garry DeLea (Essex, CT) 27 01: Mazda Protégé NER SSC Peter Schwartzott (Freeville, NY) 27 01: Honda Civic si WNY Hawk Brake STU Michael Turchuk (Oxford, CT) 27 01: Acura Integra NER Spouse STU Laura Olson (Costa Mesa, CA) 27 01: Mazda MX CAL Essix Motor Sports SSC David Gran (Newington, CT) 27 01: Honda Civic NER SSB Carolyn Kujala (Tucson, AZ) 27 01: Mini Cooper S RGR Gila Monster Racing / Whitehead Motors / Summit STU Rhett O'Doski (Tallahassee, FL) 26 01: Mazda Miata DIX O'Doski School of Male Dancing EP Jon Einhorn (New Haven, CT) 24 01: Austin Healy NER SSB Fred Pignataro (East Northport, NY) 22 01: Mini Cooper S NYR Habberstad BMW DNS DNS 36 T2 David Brand (Muttontown, NY) 0 --:--: Lotus Exig NYR DNS DNS 43 EP Jonathan Leitner (Shelburne Falls, MA) 0 --:--: BMW 325i NER Greenfield Imported Cars # TRACK RECORD Elapsed Time: 30:23 Margin of Victory: seconds Marie E. Sheehe, Chief of T&S Posted 5/15/10 at 1:15 PM

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21 SOLO SOLO SOLO SOLO Report by Russ Burckhard The Solo season is off and running. Despite the setback of having our first points event canceled, we had a successful test and tune/school at Adirondack Community College. 28 entrants came out for some seat time and instruction. I want to thank all of the instructors who helped out; the students seemed happy with what they were taught and were able to put it to good use as their times were dropping throughout the day. Jim Garry did all of the work to set up for a test and tune at Seneca on May 8 th. Unfortunately he was not feeling well and did not attend. Ken Hurd took over for him. With help from Arne Beebe and the rest of the competitors, they were al able to put on the event. The entrants got a bunch of runs in before the winds and rain moved in. The event was called off when the portable toilet was blown over. There s no new info on the new site I m working on but I ll keep all informed.the rest of the schedule hasn t changed and I don t foresee any besides the possible addition of an event in August. I have been on a mission over the last few weeks to see what happens at other events. The first event I went to was the PDX that the Patroon BMW Club put on at Lime Rock. I wandered around and watched what went on over the course of a day. I sat in on the student classes and then had the pleasure of being Gene Tricozzi s co-pilot. Besides the ride I took with DJ at our race last year to distribute water and pick up workers in his pick up, it was the first time I was on the track. Gene did a great job of showing me the various lines as we flew around the track in his Mazda RX-8. It is amazing how fast a 20 minute session goes by when you are having fun. I am sure it is different when you are driving, but I could have rode around all day. The event itself was very well executed, the workers were professional, and the classroom training was informative and relevant to the needs of the students. Another event I went to was the AMEC speed cross that was held at the Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Malta. It looked like a fun event and the participants that I talked to agreed. The only negative that I have about the event was a big one. Safety was not a high priority according to what I observed. I explained what I saw to the AMEC members and they said that changes will be made going forward at future events. The final event I attended was the Mohud race at Lime Rock. I wish I could tell you how the racing was, but I only saw a few minutes worth all weekend. I was pretty busy running errands and making sure that all of the workers were fed and had plenty of water. With all of my running around, I was able to see all of the work that goes on to make the race successful. All of the workers and stewards made it look easy. You could see the pride of a job well done at the after work parties. All of their hard work is deeply appreciated. Also I would like to extend a special thank you to the Northern New Jersey Region for all of their help in the joint effort of the event. UPCOMING SCHEDULE May 23 - ACC May NE Divisional Championship Solo hosted by WDC Region FedEx Field in Landover Maryland. June 6 - McCarty Ave OGS lot June 27 - Wilton Mall July Seneca National Tour (FLR) July McCarty Ave OGS lot August 22 - Wilton Mall September 11 - Adirondack Corvette club at Prospect September 19 - ACC October 3 - ACC

22 22 June 2010 MoHud Board Meeting Minutes April 26, 2010 Treasurer s Report: Chip provided a summary of the months income and expenses. Knock Off Editor: no report. Solo/Rally Cross: Russ reported that the Region has been given a sizable number of trophies (from the Pittsfield Rallycross that was scheduled this past winter season but was not held due to bad weather). These are available for future use by the Region. The recently held Test/Tune at Adirondack Community College had 28 entries. Toilets were a problem the Port-a-Johns were not delivered. The school s security graciously opened up one of the buildings for use by the participants. Russ offered to reimburse the school for the use of their facilities the same dollar amount that would have been paid for the Port-a-John rental. The school administration accepted the offer and thanked Mo-Hud. We will probably continue to do this in the future. The Board discussed the legality of the Mo-Hud loaner helmets. Jack indicated that the current helmets continue to be legal. Russ is continuing to research other potential autocross sites that we might be able to use this year. Membership: Jack indicated that we need to get more detailed information about the Volunteer Worker Program, especially the necessary forms that need to be completed and returned to National. Workers at the upcoming LRP Mo-Hud race may be able to take advantage of this program. Activities: Dick Stewart is planning on a Go Kart evening as well as a golf day. Details to follow. Dick will also check on availability of the Troy Elks Club for the holiday banquet. LRP Mo-Hud Race Jack provided a status report - Supps are completed Registration is going well - there are already 70+ registrants for the National race Jim Garry is working with Hoosier, we will be getting 4 Hoosier tires. Food plans are continuing to be made for lunch/dinner for the volunteer workers. Final preparations are also being made for the Saturday night race worker party Arrangements are being made to transport the Mo-Hud van to LRP, as well as getting the scales to the track. Certified weights are required for the scales Rick Welty will coordinate. Sound equipment NJ has the sound equipment and will bring it to the track. Sunoco $250 raffle will be held. PDX Monticello track inspection is scheduled for Sunday, May 9 th. The next Board meeting will be held on June 2 at 6:30 pm, prior to the monthly meeting.

23 23 Monthly Membership Meeting Minutes May 5 th, 2010 Secretary: minutes from last meeting which were published in the last KO were accepted. Tresurer: no report (Chip is on vacation). Solo/Rally: Russ reported that the recently held Test and Tune at Adirondack Community College was well attended and a success. The portable toilets were not delivered to the site the school security opened one of the buildings so that participants could use the rest room facilities. The Sunday autocross following the Test and Tune had to be cancelled due to a conflict at the site. Membership: Dave Wachtel has been ill. Although he wasn t able to attend the monthly meeting, he provided Jack with a membership report. Jack reported that the Region now has 330 members with 11 new members. A large number of Mo-Hud members were recognized for their anniversary dates ranging from 10 years up to 30 year membersips. Activities: Dick Stewart reported that the Go Kart evening is scheduled for August 4 th. Golf outing is scheduled for August 12 th. Pete Smith will assist coordinating. December 4 th holiday banquet will be at the Troy Elks Lodge. Road Racing: Jack reported that the upcoming Mo-Hud LRP race arrangements are going well. Hoosier has provided the Region with 4 tires. Every worker and racer will receive a raffle ticket. Additional tickets will be available for sale at the race. National drivers will be able to participate in the Sunoco $250 random drawing 5 eligible entrants will receive $50 each. Race entries are running well. There is a waiting list for some classes. A volunteer is still needed to drive the Mo-Hud van to LRP (Dick Stewart may be able to help). Tech Inspection location at LRP has been changed. The recent driver school at NHIS was well attended. At the NHIS regional, there was some questions about the legality of certain Miata roll cages. The CRB reviewed the matter, and ruled in favor of the competitor. Brian Blizzard finished 3 rd in the Regional. New Business - Dave McClumpa s family thanked the Mo-Hud membership for their recent support and for the flowers that were sent in Dave s memory. A motion was approved to purchase a brick at the Saratoga Museum in Dave s memory. Monticello track inspection for the August PDX is scheduled for noon, May 9 th. John Sheridan provided a brief report on SCCA status: SCCA Inc income is running ahead of what was budgeted for the year. Membership is ahead of where it was last year, but still a bit less than 2007 s numbers. % National racing - # of participants are ahead of last year. % Regional racing - # of participants are a bit lower than last year. % Solo - # of participants are a bit lower than last year. CRB has lowered the racing age from 16 to 15. Six 15 year olds are now licensed, one whom is doing extremely well in competition. Racing gear manufactured by Impact has been de-certified. The equipment does not meet safet standards. All race sanctioning bodies have prohibited their use in competition events. The competitor is responsible to make certain that his/her gear has the appropriate certificaton. Two year harness life (SFI certification) is being reviewed by SCCA. Fuel protest procedures were clarified both the individual issuing the protest as well as the competitor whose fuel is being protested much each put up a $250 bond. The $250 bond is returned to whomever wins the protest. The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 pm.

24 24 June 2010 MO-HUD ACTIVITIES SUMMER 2010 Wed. Aug. 4th Go-karts! 6 PM $2.50 per ride F U N P L E X F U N P A R K 589 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush Climbing Wall, Mini-GoKarts, Bumper Boats, Mini-Golf!

25 25 MoHud s 7th Annual GOLF OUTING Burden Lake Golf Course Thursday, August 12th, 2009 Tee Time: 2 PM Cost is $33 per person includes golf cart, food and the traditional awards ceremony which is no more than a nice pat on the back from Activities Director Pete Smith. You do not have to be a good golfer to play. Come and enjoy a day with friends and get a few swings in besides. Pete Smith Dick Stewart H H C C dsmith3@nycap.rr.com StewurtCo@aol.com

26 26 June 2010 Evo autocross school weekend at Devens, May 8 and Five of MoHud s Miata drivers made the trek eastward to Devens Airfield on Mother s Day weekend for the Evolution Performance Driving School ( ) Greg and Susan Cuda ran in the AMEC autocross at the Malta Speedway on Saturday, then drove out to Devens for Sunday s school. Kevin Gebert, Will Schambach, and Tom Moeller attended both days. The weather was much less spring-like than the MoHud test-and-tune at ACC a few weeks earlier. Saturday was in the 50 s and ranged from drizzle to downpour to thunder and lightning. Sunday cleared up, with a mix of sun and clouds, and 20+ mph winds all day long. At 7am, the 40-degree temperature had a windchill in the 20 s. On the bright side, there was no concern of dirt on the course, because it had all been blown to Rhode Island. The organizers were expecting wind, as evidenced by the pair of sandbags inside each of the porta-potties. Phase 1 had two instructors per group, while phase 2 had three instructors. Will and Tom had Bruce Bellom and Ken Frey leading phase 1. For phase 2 we got Pat Salerno (a partner in the Evo School organization), Heyward Wagner and John Winchester. Five MoHud drivers brought their four Miatas for the Sunday sessions

27 27 Slalom cone split in half during Phase 1 school Saturday Phase 1 is appropriate for complete novices, but is also a good beginning-of-the-season refresher for those of us who can t autocross year-round. Most of the emphasis is on car placement and looking ahead, so there are no surprises while you re driving. The first three runs of the day are timed, then compared with the last three runs of the day. Phase 2 builds on the previous day s skills, but moves the focus to mental work. The course was set up when we arrived, and we were given just one walkthrough, after having the course verbally explained while we huddled at the start. There was also no timing the instructors assessed each run and encouraged drivers to figure out what went wrong and fix it on the next run. After lunch, the course was changed slightly, three different times, which helped prevent driving from memory. By the end of the day, even without timing equipment, it was obvious that our group had all improved immensely. Even though the school weekend was organized by the BMW club of Boston, there were plenty of non-german cars. Among the attendees, I counted 8 Miatas, a trailered Eagle Talon, and a Nissan GT-R. The school hosted 55 people at 5 sessions Saturday, and 60 people at 5 sessions Sunday. There were also two sold-out phase 3 classes scheduled, but instructor Andy Hollis had to cancel. Thanks to Steve Hazard of the Boston BMWCCA for getting the schools together, and for filling me in on some details by phone after the event. On Sunday July 11 th they re running a non-evo school with many of the same instructors and Steve promises runs. Visit for more information. Tom Moeller

28 28 June 2010 LIME ROCK PARK, May 14-15, GREAT DAYS!!

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34 34 June 2010 Saratoga Auto Museum Car Show Tom Campbell This year s car show at the Saratoga Auto Museum was the best yet. The weather was outstanding and there were over 350 cars in the show - something for every interest. MoHud had our traditional place of honor in front of the building. There was much interest in our cars and programs and it was fun to talk with the many people who stopped by. Adam Hennessy was awarded the show award for the best race car with his One Lap of America Ultima GTR. Thanks to the following for loaning us their cars and time: Jeff Lehner Spec Racer Ford Gene Tricozzi Spec Miata Dan Grogan Spec Miata Steve Dwek ITS Porsche Eric Smith Street Modified Evo Bruce Kosakowski DSP BMW Nick Galuardi Formula Vee Adam Hennessy Ultima GTR Tom Campbell F Prod Miata Russ Burckhard MoHud Van

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